Suspensory.



C. F. ROHWER.

SUSPENSORY. APPLlCATiON FILED Nov. 2, 1917.

1,294,709, Patented Feb. 18,1919.

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CARL F. ROHWER, 01? HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.

SUSPENSORY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

Application filed November 2, 1917. Serial No. 199,926.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL F. ROHWER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hot Springs, in the county of Garland and State of Arkansas,have invented a new and useful Suspensory, of which the following is aspecification.

It is the object of this invention to provide a means whereby asuspensory may be so mounted on the body of the wearer that the testesmay hang in a natural manner, no matter whether the wearer be spare orobese, the suspensory conforming to all movements of the body, all drawand pull being eliminated, and the elasticity of the suspensory beingretained, because the suspensory is not stretched or pulled out ofshape.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawings;-

' Figure 1 is a front elevation;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation.

The device includes a belt 1, the ends of which are connected adjustablyat the front by a buckle 2 orotherwise. A depending guide in the form ofa loop 3 is attached to the belt 1 between the ends thereof and occu-Gopies of this patent may be obtained for pies a position at the back ofthe wearer, in approximately a common vertical plane with the anus. Aband 4 passes slidably through the loop 3 and extends downward andforwardly across the thighs, a suspensory 5 being attached to the lowerfront portion of the band.

Owing to the way in which the suspensory 5 is hung, and since the band 4passes slidably through the loop 3, the objects of the invention, ashereinbefore set forth, will be consummated.

I claim A device of the class described, comprising a body-encirclingbelt; a loop mounted on the rear portion of the belt; a singledownwardly inclined body-encircling band slidable longitudinally in theloop; and a suspensory carried by the forward portion of the band, theloop forming the sole connec tion between the suspensory and the bandupon the one hand and the belt on the other hand, and all portions ofthe belt and the band being independent, spaced and separate, savingthose portions wherewith the loop cooperates, thereby to permit a freelongitudinal movement of the band in the loop, and to permit a freevertical movement of the belt and the suspensory responsive to themovements of the wearer.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CARL F. ROHWER.

Witnesses:

H. A. SPA'ULDING, RoBT. BURTON.

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